Head FHL Scout Jeremy Vercillo joins the show to talk with Jesse about some young pros on whether they'll make it to fantasy value. We talk Lucas Raymond, Dawson Mercer, Barrett Hayton, Rasmus Sandin, Gabriel Vilardi, Cole Sillinger, Eeli Tolvanen, Peyton Krebs, Owen Tippett, and Morgan Frost. Then (30:15) Victor talks with Tidy Admiral Ryan [...]
Hello and welcome back to Geek of the Week! In this week’s article, I am going to bring up three players that are providing exceptional value for fantasy teams so far. I’m going to evaluate whether the paces they’re putting up are sustainable or if you should temper expectations. In other words, whether you should [...]
Every Sunday, we share 21 Fantasy Rambles from our writers at DobberHockey. These thoughts are curated from the past week's ‘Daily Ramblings’. Writers/Editors: Ian Gooding, Michael Clifford, Alexander MacLean and Dobber --- 1. A stat you didn't expect: The Oilers have scored just 17 goals in seven games. Maybe they wouldn't have been shut out [...]
In 2017, I successfully battled leukemia thanks to a world donor and a stem cell transplant. Unfortunately, the cancer has returned for a rematch. https://twitter.com/DobberHockey/status/1715022525904609534 Those who follow me on X and Facebook would already know about this news, and here are more details. I need another stem cell transplant. There are profound differences in [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. *** I can’t figure out where I went wrong in my assessment with Peyton Krebs (BUF). A few years ago when I zeroed in on prospects and keepers/dynasties in particular, he [...]
Happy Halloween! And apparently, it’s time to take a few masks off - it’s still October, and some hockey writers are prematurely out there awarding trophies. Jack Hughes for the Hart! Connor Bedard for the Calder! (Of course, that one was “settled” pre-season, maybe even before the draft lottery - Bedard actually HAS the trophy [...]
Welcome back all! I feel like as this is primarily an article about all things NHL schedule life and love we need to go over thoughts on the Frozen Frenzy Tuesday night and what fantasy implications it might have. First off, I really liked it and thought that ESPN did a good job presenting it [...]
In last week’s article we touched on players who were off to hot starts, but more specifically were looking at goal scoring and shooting percentage. This week we are going to flip the script a little bit. Fantasy circles are full of concerns these days for players off to slow starts. Timo Meier, Alex Ovechkin, [...]
Welcome back. I hope everyone had an amazing experience watching frozen frenzy; it’s good to see ESPN capitalizing on the uber-popular NFL Redzone. As the NHL season gains momentum, so should your fantasy strategies. This week, we're diving into two intriguing metrics that could be game changers for your team: Takeaways vs. Giveaways and iCF [...]
Hello and welcome back my Salary Cap-friendlies! By now we’re at the very early part of the season where you’re probably scrolling up and down your roster looking at each player and pondering whether they will be on your club for the long-haul or not. For those in dynasty sure, whatcha got is whatcha got, [...]
